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Win 98 as aPrint server

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by subi.sarkar

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We are running netware 4.11 and workstation win95 is acting as a print server. I want to change the workstation with win98 and work as a print server but it's not working and says following
such printer is configured to use LPT1LPT1 is not supported on this workstation
It's work as a local printer and If I create new print server and it's work with it. So why win 98 pc remember that other pc is used as same print server

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by subi.sarkar

Yes, I am running nprinter but it's work through one 98 pc and if I shut down the pc and start nprint on another 98 pc and it's say this
"such name printer is configured to use LPT1
LPT1 is not supported on this workstation"

by budthegrey

I've seen situations where NPRINTER commandeers the LPT port, making it unavailable to other windows processes, including the printing/spooling subsystem.

Any machine that is running NPRINTER should _not_ have any printers defined as connected tothe LPT port. Check the settings on the default printer on the problem PC and re-configure it to go to the print queue.

HTH

by ananthap

Why not simply configure it as a windows printer with share and disable NPRINTER?.

Do you want o manage queues or print jobs?

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